Claims
- 1. A detergent composition for cleaning hard surfaces, having reduced filming and streaking characteristics, and consisting essentially of from about 0.01% to about 95% of an organic synthetic surfactant, and from about 0.05% to about 95% of a detergent builder compound of the formula: ##STR3## wherein each R is selected from the group consisting of ethylene and propylene; n is a number from 2 to about 8; and each M is either hydrogen or a salt-forming cation.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein said detergency builder compound has the formula:
- HO--C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O--C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --N(CH.sub.2 COOM).sub.2.
- 3. The composition of claim 1 containing, as an additional ingredient, from about 1% to about 15% of an organic solvent having the formula R.sup.1 O--R.sup.2 O--.sub.m H wherein each R.sup.1 is an alkyl group which contains from about 4 to about 8 carbon atoms, each R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of ethylene or propylene, and m is a number from 1 to about 3.
- 4. A hard surface cleaner composition according to claim 1 having from about 0.01% to about 15% of an organic synthetic surfactant and from about 0.05% to about 10% of a detergency builder of the formula: ##STR4## wherein each R is selected from the group consisting of ethylene and propylene; n is a number from 2 to about 8; and each M is either hydrogen or a salt-forming cation.
- 5. The composition of claim 4 wherein said detergency builder compound has the formula:
- HO--C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O--C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --N(CH.sub.2 COOM).sub.2.
- 6. The composition of claim 4 wherein the amount of said organic synthetic surfactant is from about 0.1% to about 5% and the amount of said detergency builder is from about 2% to about 8%.
- 7. The composition of claim 4 in the form of an aqueous liquid.
- 8. The composition of claim 4 containing, as an additional ingredient, from about 1% to about 15% of an organic solvent have a boiling point above 20.degree. C.
- 9. The composition of claim 8 wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and cycloalkyl hydrocarbons and halohydrocarbons, alpha olefins, benzyl alcohol, pine oil, glycol ethers, isopropanol, and diols containing 6 to 16 carbon atoms.
- 10. The composition of claim 8 wherein the solvent is a diol containing from about 8 to about 12 carbon atoms.
- 11. The composition of claim 8 wherein the solvent is 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol.
- 12. The composition of claim 4 containing, as an additional ingredient, from about 1% to about 15% of an organic solvent having the formula R.sup.1 O--R.sup.2 O--.sub.m H wherein each R.sup.1 is an alkyl group which contains from about 4 to about 8 carbon atoms, each R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of ethylene or propylene, and m is a number from 1 to about 3.
- 13. The composition of claim 12 wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of dipropyleneglycolmonobutyl ether, monopropyleneglycolmonobutyl ether, diethyleneglycolmonohexyl ether, monoethyleneglycolmonohexyl ether, and mixtures thereof.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Pat. Application Ser. No. 06/064,045, filed June 19, 1987, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Pat. Application Ser. No. 06/910,561, filed Sept. 22, 1986 both of said applications being abandoned.
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